User-submitted name Osric - Behind the Name

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Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature

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Derived from Old English os meaning "god" combined with Old English ric meaning "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).

In literature, Osric is the name of a courtier in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.